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Philosophy Set: Epicurus, Lucretius, Adam Smith

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This set includes the first three books in our Philosophy Series at a reduced price: Epicurus, Lucretius, and Adam Smith

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Publisher: RIT Press
Binding: Softcover
Size: 6 x 9 in.
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New Essays on Adam Smith’s Moral Philosophy

edited by Wade L. Robison, David B. Suits
Price: $24.99

Adam Smith (1723–1790) was a Scottish philosopher who, with his good friend David Hume, can be ranked as the most famous of the 18th century “Scottish Enlightenment” philosophers. He is most well-known for his 1776 book An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, perhaps the first modern work of economics; it was an instant success.

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Publisher: RIT Press (August, 2012)
ISBN-13: 978-1-933360-63-8
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 254
Size: 6 x 9 in.

Table of contents

Smith on Taste and Criticism: Texts and Contexts
Peter Jones

Theory of Moral Sentiments 1759 vs. Theory of Moral Sentiments 1790: A Change of Mind or a Change in Constraint
Maria Pia Paganelli

The “Adam Smith Problem” and Adam Smith’s Utopia
Doğan Göçmen

Modern Natural Law Meets the Market: The Case of Adam Smith
Amit Ron

Revisiting Sentimentalism: A Smithian Normative Moral Theory
 Monica Gerreck

The Theory of Moral Sentiments and Smith’s Account of Sympathy
Tony Pitson

“The most cruel misfortune”: Suffering Innocence in The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Vincent Bissonette

Taming Resentment
Michael S. Pritchard

Skepticism and Imagination: Smith’s Response to Hume’s Dialogues
Ryan Patrick Hanley

Hume’s Death and Smith’s Philosophy 
Chad Flanders

“A Delicate and an Accurate Pencil”: Adam Smith, Description, and Philosophy as Moral Pedagogy
Colin Heydt


Ruminations

by Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi, Zahra Partovi
Price: $15.00

Quotations from the writings of Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi, translated from the Persian by Zahra Partovi. Published by Vincent FitzGerald & Company.

 

An exhibition of Rumi works by Vincent FitzGerald & Co. opens April 12, 2012 at the Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection.

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Publisher: Vincent FitzGerald & Co. (October, 1998)
ISBN-10: 0935581006
ISBN-13: 9780935581003
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 64
Size: 4.75 x 7 in.
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Lucretius: His Continuing Influence and Contemporary Relevance

edited by David B. Suits, Timothy J. Madigan
Price: $24.99

Lucretius (c. 99 BCE–c. 55 BCE) is the author of De Rerum Natura, a work which tries to explain and expound the doctrines of the earlier Greek philosopher Epicurus. The Epicurean view of the world is that it is composed entirely of atoms moving about in infinite space.

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Publisher: RIT Press (July, 2011)
ISBN-13: 978-1-933360-49-2
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 142
Size: 6 in. x 9 in.
Shipping Weight: 0.2

Table of contents

Newton and Lucretius: Some Overlooked Parallels
William B. Jensen
 
Lucretius—His Ideas in the Language of Our Time
John R. A. Mayer

Reflections on Paradox and Religio in the Evangel of Lucretius
Charles M. Natoli

“As Stupid as the Clinamen”? Existential Aspects of Lucretius’s Swerve
Melissa M. Shew

“Half buried…/Or fancy-bourne”: Unearthed Desires and the Failure of Transcendence in Tennyson’s “Lucretius”
Vincent Bissonette

How Epicurean Science Saves Humanity in Lucretius
John R. Lenz

Lucretius and Death
Dane R. Gordon

Lucretius on Death and Re-Existence
David B. Suits


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Epicurus: His Continuing Influence and Contemporary Relevance

edited by Dane Gordon, David Suits
Price: $24.99

The philosophy of Epicurus (c. 341-271 B. C. E.), has been a quietly pervasive influence for more than two millennia. At present, when many long revered ideologies are proven empty, Epicureanism is powerfully and refreshingly relevant, offering a straightforward way of dealing with the issues of life and death. The chapters in this book provide a kaleidoscope of contemporary opinions about Epicurus' teachings. They tell us also about the archeological discoveries that promise to augment the scant remains we have of Epicurus's own writing.

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Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press (January, 2003)
ISBN-10: 0-9713459-6-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-9713459-6-6
Binding: trade paperback
Pages: 236
Illustrations: 8 black and white
Size: 6 x 9 in.
Shipping Weight: 0.8
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